Grisaille Definition

grĭ-zī, -zāl
noun
A style of painting, esp. on glass, in monochrome, usually using only gray tints and giving the effect of sculpture in relief.
Webster's New World
A painting or design in this style.
American Heritage
Vitrifiable glass paint.
American Heritage
A lacy pattern painted on light glass with vitrifiable paint and fired.
American Heritage

Other Word Forms of Grisaille

Noun

Singular:
grisaille
Plural:
grisailles

Origin of Grisaille

  • French from gris gray from Old French from Frankish grīs

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Borrowing from French grisaille

    From Wiktionary

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